Fall Town Meeting Warrant Won't Include Proposed Cinema

On October 21, Lynnfield residents will consider 15 different warrant articles at the fall town meeting. However, one thing they won't be voting on at this time is the proposed cinema envisioned for Phase 2 of the MarketStreet Lynnfield project. 

Back in March, National Development indicated that it would seek voter approval for the cinema at the fall town meeting, instead of at last spring's. The cinema has been eyed for a 2014 or 2015 opening if approved. 

Soon after selectmen voted to close the fall town warrant on Monday night, Wallace McKenzie of the Committee to Preserve Lynnfield issued the following statement: 

"The Committee to Preserve Lynnfield (CTPL) is pleased that there has not been an article filed to propose the addition of a cinema at Market Street. Frank Sawin, Chairman of the Committee, stated “The Committee to Preserve Lynnfield

(CTPL) is encouraged that common sense has prevailed and that no article proposing a cinema at Market Street is in the warrant for the October 21st Town Meeting. It makes no sense to abandon the hard work that resulted in the original agreements and

dramatically alter the project at this time. At the very least, a settling in period of 2 to 4 years is needed to discern the positives and negatives of Market Street.”

The Committee to Preserve Lynnfield was formed after continued attempts by National Development to push through a cinema proposal at Market Street in violation of the zoning by-laws endorsed by the Town and ratified by over 81% of the voters of Lynnfield at Town Meeting. The Committee to Preserve Lynnfield was formed to ensure that the agreement continues to be honored by National Development.

For more information, please visit www.ctpl01940.org and to join the mailing list, please send a request to info@cptl01940.org."